The Razakars (Urdu: رضا کار Bengali: রাজাকার, lit. 'Volunteer') were a far-right, fascist gendarmerie and paramilitary force in East Pakistan organised by General Tikka Khan in 1971. They were organised as a counter-insurgency force to fight Mukti Bahini members in the Bangladesh War of Independence, and played an infamous role in the 1971 Bangladesh genocide.
The Razakars (Urdu: رضا کار Bengali: রাজাকার, lit. 'Volunteer') were a far-right, fascist gendarmerie and paramilitary force in East Pakistan organised by General Tikka Khan in 1971. They were organised as a counter-insurgency force to fight Mukti Bahini members in the Bangladesh War of Independence, and played an infamous role in the 1971 Bangladesh genocide.
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